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86|We All Wear Masks
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Save Him 87|What Were Good Were Promises
Warning: this chapter mentions illegal substances, implied violence and suicidal thoughts. If you are sensitive to these topics, please exit now. Your mental health comes; first, I'll see you in the next few chapters... *** Natalie didn't need Scottie's pills anymore because the pain in her ribs was almost gone. She only felt it when she pushed herself too hard or did something strenuous, like running up a flight of stairs or lifting something heavy.But after the horror show of an evening, she'd had at Heat with Aunty Viv, she needed something to help her pass out quickly. So she took two of Scottie's strong stuff and downed them with the half-finished bottle of wine Emily had left behind days ago and headed to bed.Hard as Natalie tried to nod off to sleep and forget the nightmare that awaited her in the morning, she couldn't. She'd left the brown package inside her handbag in the living room, but its weight had followed her to bed, keeping her wide awake as thoughts of her meeting
Save Him 88|Huge Gamble
Twenty minutes.That was how long it had been since Levi last made contact with Natalie. After her strange call, he'd tried to get in touch with her, but her phone was now switched off and to say he was sick to his stomach with terror was an understatement.He hadn't known her for long, but the Natalie that had called him not so long ago was a far cry from the sassy, confident woman he'd fallen in love with. She'd sounded like she was at the end of her rope, and he was terrified she'd try to harm herself.After trying one more time and still not getting through, he called Zachary and Carlos.Zachary sounded wide awake when he picked up, even though it was just after 3:30 AM, his time."Where are you?" Levi asked."Beacon Hill, outside your girl's place," Zachary replied."Good, I need you to go up to her apartment right now, right this instant! I think something's wrong with her!""On it!" Zachary said, and a second later, Levi heard what sounded like the car door opening and heavy fo
Save Him 89|Collateral-Part 1
True to her word, bright and early Wednesday morning, Aunty Viv sent Natalie a text with the location pin for the drop-off and followed it up with a phone call."Good morning, doll! Hope you slept well. You'll need all the energy for the day I've planned for you."Tired as hell from lack of sleep, emotionally unstable from everything she'd been through in the past 24 hours, Natalie lost her shit. "Listen here, Aunty Viv, I have a day job! I can't be at your beck and call the whole day. I'll deliver your package after work!""I don't remember giving you a choice. Stay close to your phone. After the delivery, I'll send you new instructions."As soon as she hung up from Aunty Viv, Natalie called Norah and explained she had a family emergency. Something had come up with Jamie, and she needed to head to Sparrow Beach ASAP."Oh, dear! I'm so sorry. Take all the time you need, as long as you keep your laptop close to you. I might need to send you some reports."Her normally aloof manager sou
Save Him 90|Collateral-Part 2
As soon as Natalie stepped out of the gate, she called Aunty Viv. "It's done. I have the envelope.""You've really outdone yourself, doll!" she showered her with compliments she didn't want or need before issuing more instructions. "You're holding a lot of money in your hands. Be careful with it. You have to deliver it to its rightful owner now. I'll send you the location."Natalie didn't know where she plucked up the courage to refuse, but she did. "No, I'm not delivering anything until I get what I want.""Excuse me?" Aunty Viv was outraged by her audacity and flabbergasted that she would dare defy an order.This time Natalie was more adamant and vocal in her refusal. "I said I'm not doing it. I'm not going to the second location until you reactivate my profile.""Are you out of your mind?""I've never been more clear-headed. How do I know you'll stick to your end of the deal? I need some sort of collateral. It's amazing how much one can learn in one morning.""Natalie, Natalie, Nat
Save Him 91|Rosewood Motel-Part 1
Natalie didn't realise how far Rosewood was until they were actually on the road, with Josie splitting her attention between driving and stealing anxious glances at her the whole time.Eventually, Natalie got tired of her unspoken questions. Turning to her, she asked, "what is it?""Rosewood is pretty far.""So?""So, I'm just wondering if you'll be able to pay for all these trips. I mean, I've just been driving you around the whole morning."Natalie laughed and stared outside her window. "Don't worry, I may be an idiot in a lot of ways, but I'm not a thief or a liar. I'll pay you.""That's good."Happy with her assurances, Josie relaxed visibly and increased the volume on the stereo by just a notch. "So why are we going to the back of beyond?"Natalie wasn't in the mood to chat, but she mumbled anyway. "Work.""What kind of work?""The kind I regret."And that shut Josie up.The next time she spoke again was exactly two hours later when they pulled into Rosewood Motel, a shady place
Save Him 92|Rosewood Motel-Part 2
Natalie didn't know how long she stood there and watched Igor and his cleanup crew efficiently wrap Ethan in the now bloody rug and bag him up in black refuse bags.It all felt so surreal. But even in her dreamlike state, she knew she was next. There was no way Andrei would let her leave alive now. Not when she'd just witnessed a murder.Did this make her an accessory to murder?It wasn't hard to figure out where the cops would stop first once Ethan's body turned up somewhere. After all, she'd delivered his finger to his residence. Even with her pathetic disguise, she had no doubt in her mind Mrs Wilson and the housekeeper would easily pick her out in a police lineup. She didn't have that familiar grocery store face look. She stood out in a crowd.While she was still processing the craziness in front of her, the door burst open, and in came two middle-aged men, dressed in casual clothes, with comms pieces looped around their ears and their weapons already drawn.She wanted to shout wi
Save Him 93|Lived To Tell The Tale
Seconds after Andrei left the room, Zachary and his partner came in."Ms Taylor, we have to take you home," he said as he gently picked her up and carried her down the two flights of stairs and into the back of the car parked in front of the motel's office.With Natalie safely strapped in, Zachary slid into the passenger seat, and a moment later, his partner joined him behind the wheel.He turned around in his seat, passed the handbag to her and introduced himself. "I'm Carlos; I believe you met Zachary last night."A still shell shocked Natalie nodded. "So it's real.""What?" Both men gave her a questioning look."Your name."Zachary smiled. "Yep. As real as this fleabag motel.""But you're not a detective?""Ex-detective," Zachary replied. "Both of us."They were pulling away from the motel when Natalie suddenly remembered Josie. "Wait, we can't leave."Carlos hit the brakes, bringing the car to a screeching halt."Why? Did you forget something?""Josie, my Uber driver," Natalie rep
Save Him 94|Some Of Us Are Atheists
Emily jumped out of the car, her face flush with outrage and disapproval."So this is Sparrow Beach?" she demanded as she grabbed her backpack and a few grocery bags from the back seat and locked the car."How did you even find out about that?" Natalie asked as they took the stairs to her floor."Norah made all of us pray for Jamie at the daily catch up, never mind that some of us are atheists." Emily rolled her eyes and carried on. "But when I checked you on the 'Find My' app and saw you all over the map, I knew something was up.""So you cut work just to catch me in a lie?""Yep," Emily nodded. "I had to see for myself what sort of mischief or trouble you'd gotten yourself in."Natalie unlocked her door and led her inside, irritated at the intrusion. She really should disable that app. But it was one of the rules in their companions' chat to always have it on because it was their way of looking out for each other, however passive."So, what the hell were you doing in Glen Eagles and
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